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Antti Niemi to Sharks?

We have a goaltender but this might be the gold in the dirt to pickup. Nabokov was a good goalie but failed us in the playoffs...to Move on do we pick Antti Niemi who is fresh from a Stanley Cup to become our goaltender?

Niemi was awarded 2.75 million in arbitration and Chicago walked away. I would love Niemi at 2.75 million, but unfortunately what I have read that number may end up being the starting point in negotiations. San Jose is only looking at 4 million and some change left to fill the roster out (and desperately need to pick up a top 4 defensemen). The price may become too rich. The Nittymaki deal looks even worse now to me

Pick up Niemi, dump Nittymaki in the minors, make a trade for kaberla.

Sharks get a number 1 goalie, get rid of a bad contract into the minors ( if the owner is willing to accept it) and pick up a top 4 dman who happens to be a great puckmoving defencemen. I would of said acquire bieksa but van wont trade him now with salo's injury.